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Landlord roof survey in Little Horsted, East Sussex
We carry out landlord roof surveys in Little Horsted and the rest of East Sussex. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Leaks into upper flats
- Standing water on a flat roof
Landlord and commercial surveys in Little Horsted
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, including offices, shops and units. Bigger roofs take more time.
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the addresses.
About our landlord roof survey in Little Horsted
We check the same things on a let roof as on any other: coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the loft space. Flat roofs over blocks, rear additions and garages are covered too when they’re in the agreed scope. Chimney stacks, parapets and party-wall upstands are checked as far as they can be seen safely, along with the loft space where there is safe access. If you’ve noticed cracked or lifting flashings and standing water on a flat roof, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
In a village or hamlet like Little Horsted, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs frequently need the most attention.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photos, sent by email. It sets out the condition of the let or shared roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Place
- Little Horsted (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What a survey costs
All our prices include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- The roof’s overall size
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where applicable) come with the Premium Survey, which starts from £400, with VAT included. We can help you choose the package that fits what you need to know.
What we need to know
What helps most when you contact us:
- The property’s address and postcode
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
When you’re ready to go ahead, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
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What we do, step by step
There is not much for you to do on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, such as stains, drips or loose pieces, and we’ll take it from there. The survey itself takes about 1–2 hours at most homes, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. Older rural homes like those around Little Horsted can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- We start with what you know about the building and its history.
- We let you know which flats and hatches we need to reach.
- The roofs are inspected from the ground, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where safe.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
How to prepare
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Let us know about parking before the day
Book a survey
You can call us seven days a week. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Related advice
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Little Horsted
Many older homes in Sussex have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls. Some old buildings in Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs, and oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of East Sussex’s older buildings. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand, before anyone quotes for re-roofing.
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near The Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. For landlords with property near Uckfield station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. If you live near a park such as Hempstead Meadow, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Little Horsted is about 1 mile south of Uckfield, in East Sussex. We cover Little Horsted and the rest of East Sussex, as part of our work across London and South East England. We cover towns and villages across East Sussex, large and small. Our Brighton page covers surveys nearby.
Every address in TN22 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. If you need a landlord roof survey at a property on Ayrshire Lane, White Park Avenue and Meadow Grass Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. If you are just outside Little Horsted, we cover Ridgewood (1 mile north-east), Isfield (1 mile south-west), Rose Hill (2 miles south-west), Budlett's Common (3 miles north) and Mount Pleasant (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (12 miles south), Lewes (6 miles south-west), Hailsham (9 miles south-east), Crowborough (8 miles north-east) and Newhaven (11 miles south).
What’s near Little Horsted
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Uckfield College, Hempstead Meadow and The Highlands pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Uckfield station, roughly 1.3 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Uckfield Community Hospital (1.3 miles north-east) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.8 miles south). The countryside around Little Horsted includes Brickfield Meadow.
Different roofs, different checks
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Slate and tiled pitched roofs are common on let and shared buildings. We check coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings as far as can be seen safely.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
We inspect the parts of a shared roof we can access and note what couldn’t be seen.
Your questions about landlord roof surveys in Little Horsted
Will you come out to Little Horsted?
Yes, Little Horsted is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Uckfield station?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are frequently shared, so the building owner or managing agent needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Are you insured?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not always. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. We use safe viewpoints, the roof space and a drone where applicable, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
DIY checks: what’s safe
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way. That is where a survey comes in.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Why it is worth a survey now in Little Horsted
A contractor’s quote tells you what they propose to do. An independent survey tells you the roof’s condition first, so you can compare quotes on the same basis. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Little Horsted, driving rain gets into any weakness, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
What you get with us
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Packages from £150, with VAT included
- 98% of customers satisfied
Read our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.